| G.O. Bartlett Girard Avenue and Junc[tion] R.R. Bridge [Gems of Penn'a scenery. Schuylkill River near Phil'a] 1870 (ca) Stereoview Library Company of Philadelphia Accession number: P.9644.15 LL/118130 View from a high vantage point of the Girard Avenue Bridge in the foreground and the Connecting Railroad Bridge [i.e. Junction Railroad Bridge] in the background spanning the Schuylkill River at Fairmount Park. Two men recline along the banks of the river in the foreground. Construction of a new Girard Avenue Bridge began in 1872.
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